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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
yes. there are things that I did in my youth that I am liable for today...from cheating on tests to getting suspended in school for fighting. May not be the magnitude, but the idea is still the same.
If you get AIDS before you are 18 should you be given a second chance??? It's VERY simple....maybe it fits better if it's in bold...
Accept responsibility for your actions.
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I'm going to start another thread, because this would be going way off-topic - but this AIDS/responsibility/disenfranchisement thing is too much to just let pass.
But I will say that you are not making your case by repeating the apparently magical phrase "accept responsibility for your actions". Are all mistakes inexcusable? Apparently, they are - if making one mistake is enough to eliminate your right to vote forever. Why not just lock up anyone convicted of a crime forever? Being imprisoned is the punishment for a serious crime, it is a punishment that typically has a time limit - where is the connection with perpetual disenfranchisment?